Department of Political and Social Sciences (SPS): Recent submissions
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Title:Skills and educational systems Author(s):SOLGA, Heike; VAN DE WERFHORST, Herman G.
Date:2023Citation:Michael TÅHLIN (ed.), A research agenda for skills and inequality, Cheltenham ; Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023, pp. 257-272Type:Contribution to bookAbstract:How well individuals are prepared for their labor market entry and later occupational careers is highly dependent on both individuals’ skill acquisition and the skill requirements of their jobs. Both skill supply and demand ...
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Title:Tracing cultural change in Turkey's experience of democratization : unexpected dialogues on intolerance Author(s):KOCA, Metin
Date:2023Citation:Abingdon ; Oxon : Routledge, 2023, Area Studies, Social SciencesVersion:Published version of EUI PhD thesis, 2020Type:BookAbstract:Does democracy require an agreement on specific foundational values? Bringing insights from Turkey to the study of democratization, this book argues that democracy may rather be about acknowledging the disagreement over ...
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Title:Beyond the mother-child dyad : three studies on the role of "others" in improving child wellbeing in Sub-Saharan Africa Author(s):PUGLISI, Chiara
Date:2023Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2023Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI PhD theses; Department of Political and Social SciencesAbstract:This dissertation is composed of three empirical chapters contributing to our understanding of how individuals other than the mother can improve child health and survival. For these studies, I employ Demographic and Health ...
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Title:Selection or moderation? : three essays on educational inequalities Author(s):ESPADAFOR, Mar C.
Date:2023Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2023Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI PhD theses; Department of Political and Social SciencesAbstract:This dissertation is a collection of three empirical studies motivated by the persistent intergenerational transmission of educational inequalities worldwide. Focusing on the first educational transitions in Spain, the ...
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Title:Early voting experiences and habit formation Author(s):DINAS, Elias
; VALENTIM, Vicente
; BROBERG, Nikolaj Christian
; FRANKLIN, Mark N.Date:2023Citation:Political science research and methods, 2023, OnlineFirstType:ArticleAbstract:Research has shown that first-time voting experiences affect subsequent voting behavior, with salient elections boosting subsequent turnout and non-salient ones suppressing it. We challenge this view. Following research ...